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  • Major blow for affordable housing

    MEMBERS of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and indeed Craven District Council, must feel they have been stabbed in the back. At a time when they are doing their utmost to increase the number of affordable homes for local people, they have

  • City are big game hunters

    City skipper David Wetherall is expecting "great things" from Nottingham Forest this season - but not tomorrow! The experienced centre half believes the former European champions, who are three points behind the Bantams in the League One table, are still

  • The right way to use an ASBO

    There are people who have been sceptical about ASBOs (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders), dismissing them as a soft-option, ineffective way of dealing with vandals, yobs and louts of all ages who make a nuisance of themselves. However, Bradford's experience

  • Academic explodes leadership myths

    A Bradford-born academic has exploded many of the lingering myths about leadership after conducting the most in-depth study ever undertaken. Beverley Alimo-Metcalfe discovered that old notions which idolised tough leaders were fundamentally flawed. Speaking

  • Lenders welcome competition study

    Doorstep lenders have welcomed an interim report from the Competition Commission showing that home credit customers are satisfied despite the high cost of their loans. Bradford-based Provident and Cattle plc based in Birstall and Cleckheaton said they

  • Post office is best in Britain

    Cross Hills Post Office has received a stamp of approval for first-class sales. It beat off competition from 14,600 branches across the UK to take a coveted sales title in the Best Post Office Awards. Sub-postmistress Sharon Latta received a plaque and

  • Huge crowds expected at bonfire extravaganza

    THOUSANDS of people are expected at Barnoldswick's annual Fireworks Fantasia next weekend. It is hoped that the event, on Sunday November 6, will put Barnoldswick firmly on the map as a visitor destination and boost the town's tourism economy. Barnoldswick

  • Narrow footpath is putting lives at risk, say residents

    A "DANGER" pavement built in Earby as a safety measure is putting mums with pushchairs in peril, it is claimed. The new footpath was created by Pendle Council to take pedestrians off the road. But parents claim it is so narrow that prams and wheelchairs

  • Trader retires with fond memories

    A SETTLE market trader who has sold fruit and vegetables on his stall under the town hall clock for 40 years is retiring. John Smith has travelled to the town each Tuesday from his home near Preston and was not ashamed to say there was a tear in his eye

  • Village post office scoops national title

    CROSS Hills has the best Royal Mail sales team in the country. Postmistress Sharon Latta and her husband Jack were left speechless when they scooped the national sales title in this year's Best Post Office Awards. The award came after the couple won the

  • Pension policy threatens affordable housing work

    PLANS by the Government to allow people with self-invested pensions to buy second homes as part of their savings for retirement have caused serious concern in the Yorkshire Dales. If the proposal goes ahead, people will be allowed to include buy-to-let

  • Plans withdrawn for Christmas farmers' market

    DISCUSSIONS about the fate of Skipton's farmers' markets are to continue following the cancellation of plans to hold a Christmas one in December. Six farmers' markets have been run on Sundays during 2005 to determine whether they are an added attraction

  • Residents voice safety fears after cat is shot

    A FOURTEEN-year-old cat had to undergo surgery after being shot in the stomach with an air rifle pellet. Muffet, a female Persian cross cat, was found bleeding upstairs at her owner's home in Ribblesdale Court, Long Preston. Owner Mary Bland, who has

  • Nuisance duo ordered out of town

    TWO notorious Skipton nuisances have been drummed out of town for five years in a landmark court agreement brokered by the police and Craven District Council. Angry and intimidated residents queued up to tell magistrates what they had suffered at the

  • Album Reviews

    Susskind -- Open Your Eyes Cracking debut EP from one of Keighley's brightest musical prospects. Opening track The Reason begins very much like Metallica's One before progressing into a song more akin to a less-grungy Nirvana. Headlights is a much quieter

  • Theatre Reviews

    We Happy Few -- Bingley Little Theatre There's another cracking performance from Bingley Little Theatre this week with We Happy Few, described as "a happy play" by Imogen Stubbs. The play tells the story of a troupe of female actors who took culture to

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Regarding your front page item of the three motorists fined for straddling bays in the town centre car park. A number of motorists like myself will have experienced I'm sure, while out driving, coming across the last remaining parking bay, only

  • New scanner to help throat cancer victims

    Patients who suffer from distressing cancers which prevent them from eating are set to benefit from a new scanner to be installed at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The hi-tech C-Arm will enable doctors to use the machine's pin-point accuracy to help hundreds

  • Bantams pin hopes on business centre

    Bradford City Football Club's financial future could be secured thanks to the opening of a new business centre at Valley Parade. The centre, which will be home to more than 40 businesses, will be based above the club shop and is one of only a few of its

  • Force praised for making the grade

    West Yorkshire Police has been praised for significantly improving its performance, which includes huge reductions in robbery, burglary and vehicle crime. A damning report by Government inspectors 16 months ago warned there was an urgent need for the

  • Councillor calls for realism on building

    A councillor believes people demanding a ban on new take-away shops and new homes in Baildon are "crying at the moon". Councillor John Cole said calls to block such developments were unrealistic in a vibrant village centre - even one designated a Conservation

  • Join organ donor list, urges father

    The family of a teenager whose life was transformed by a kidney transplant have backed a call for more donors. And, as the NHS Organ marks its tenth anniversary, dad Chris Dyson told of his son Charles's new life. Charles, 17, of Nicholson Close, Bingley

  • Team claims war on yobs is being won

    Council trouble-shooters say they are winning the war against nuisance gangs who commit anti-social behaviour against innocent Bradford citizens. More than 60 Anti-Social Behaviour Orders have been granted by the courts in the Bradford district since

  • £500 reward for car smash hero

    A brave grandfather is to receive a £500 reward after he helped two teenagers escape from a blazing car seconds before it was engulfed in flames. Glen Brabiner, 45, rushed from his home in his underwear when a speeding Honda Civic went out of control

  • Taxi fares set to rise 10p a mile

    Hackney cab fares across Bradford look likely to go up by more than 10p a mile due to the cost of fuel. Bradford councillors are set to agree the increase after concern from cabbies who have not seen a rise in fares since 2001. They say recent increases

  • 'We have to look after each other'

    The Telegraph & Argus's South Asian Quake Appeal Fund has soared past the £20,000 mark - thanks to a generous donation from Bradford's Sikh community. The Guru Gobind Singh Sikh temple has raised an amazing £4,000 to put the T&A appeal past £20,000

  • Holiday nightmare as hurricane strikes

    A dream holiday in Mexico became a nightmare for an electrician when Hurricane Wilma ripped through a tranquil resort. Craig Bulmer, 24, had spent ten peaceful days relaxing at Paradise Beach in Cancun with his girlfriend Carly Drake, 22, her sister Tammy

  • Killer's father vows to sue trust

    A paranoid schizophrenic was left alone for a night in a Bradford hotel by psychiatric health workers before he returned to his home and stabbed his mother's fianc to death, it emerged today. The parents of John Hampson are now vowing to take legal action

  • Rugby League: Silsden riding high

    Boothtown Terriers 16 Silsden Park Rangers 32 - Silsden Park Rangers won their fourth game on the trot after going behind early in the game. Silsden bounced straight back, Craig Smith spotted the blind side napping and jinked his way over from acting

  • Soccer: Keighley Ladies

    KEIGHLEY Ladies pulled off a 5-0 victory over Kirklees in a tougher game than the final score suggests. Natasha Mulligan broke the deadlock after 17 minutes and a goal from maria McArdle made it 2-0 at the break. Second half goals came from Isobel Moorhouse

  • Soccer: County Amateurs

    STEETON were held to a 1-1 draw by Wakefield City in Divison One of the West Riding County Amateur League. They were trailing to a first half goal from Robert Bloomfield at the break and Mostyn Hockey grabbed an equaliser in the second half. Keighley

  • Soccer: Silsden search for golden touch

    Silsden 1 Cammell Laird 5 - Until a minute before the half time whistle the Cobbydalers were still in the game even though they had been pummelled by a slick, pacey Lairds side for much of the half, but a mistake by Nettleton was latched onto by Morgan

  • Table Tennis: Mary starts season on a high

    Table tennis star Mary Fuller has got the new season off to a flying start. The 12-year-old member of Oakbank Table Tennis Club beat a host of older players to win her first Under-18 graded girls' tournament at Grantham in Lincolnshire. The competition

  • Craven runners star in Bronteland

    TWO Craven runners were among the honours in the 14th Skyline Withens Fell Race on Sunday. Barnoldswick's Mark Horrocks, of Wharfedale Harriers, finished in third place to win the top over-40 veterans' prize, while Skipton Athletics Club member Jonny

  • Skipton junior side folds after successive promotions

    A JUNIOR football side which has won two successive promotions has folded due to a shortage of volunteers to help run the team. Skipton Town under-15s resigned from the Craven, Aire and Wharfe League Division A last week after appeals for help went unanswered

  • Time for Wharfedale to raise their game

    WHARFEDALE travel to Manchester tomorrow with coach John Lawn challenging his side to stop under-achieving (writes Mike Crowther). Last Saturday's 22-22 draw with Launceston was another case of what might have been after the Greens had squandered a 12

  • Letters to the Editor

    Pick up litter or you go to jail... SIR - Regarding your litter problem, in the US anyone who is convicted of a minor offence can usually "work" it off by doing community service, which means picking up litter on the streets of the town where they live

  • Craven through the years

    100 years ago A WOMAN accused of murdering her own child at Starbotton appeared again before the magistrates in Skipton Old Town Hall, on Sheep Street. Crowds gathered between the police station and the court hoping to catch a glimpse of her as she was

  • Fitness is first on menu for Wibsey

    After all their trials and tribulations of the past decade, which has included several relegations and the club almost going under, there is a real spring in the step now at Wibsey. Last Saturday they notched their first win of the season in Yorkshire

  • Smith's signed up for play-off quest

    Gary Brook takes his side to another promotion-seeking club tomorrow with yet another signing under his belt. Former Avenue crowd favourite Craig Smith, released by Guiseley a couple of weeks ago, has re-signed and could be playing at Burscough. The right-sided

  • Morley hungry for seconds

    Grand Final winner Adrian Morley has accomplished one half of the mission he set himself when he agreed to join the Bulls for their play-off push. When he arrived in Britain, Morley had two goals: to win the Grand Final and to get match fit in a bid to

  • Ethical courses will be launched

    Bradford companies are being invited to take part in free workshops which demonstrate the advantages of doing business the ethical way. The "Destination Great Business" events, organised by Business In The Community to promote corporate social responsibility

  • Andes show boosts International link

    A document has been signed, formally twinning Haworth with a tourist hotspot high in the Peruvian Andes. Council leaders signed the agreement to mark the link with Machu Picchu at a special night last Friday. A series of events took place during the day

  • Earthquake Apeal round-up

    Silsden Cubs have done their bit to help victims of the earthquake. Thirteen youngsters from the 1st Silsden (St James) pack collected tinned foodstuffs and high-energy drinks from shoppers on Saturday. People calling at Silsden Co-op were asked to buy

  • Town celebrates battle of Trafalgar

    Hundreds of people came together at Keighley Shared Church on Sunday for a special service to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The service was part of a weekend of celebrations in the town to commemorate Admiral Lord Nelson's

  • Sisters' fame spreads over the globe

    Bront fame touches many parts of the globe. The parsonage museum in Haworth possesses 26 different translations of Wuthering Heights alone. America and Japan are considered the world leaders when it comes to overseas interest in the lives and works of

  • True bravery rewarded

    Holy Family Catholic School's Danny Ryan Memorial Awards scheme celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2005. This year £2,000 has been distributed to four children who have shown courage and dedication in the face of adversity. Nearly £40,000 has been given

  • Tributes flow after death of councillor

    Conservative councillor David Emmott has died after a battle with oesophagus cancer. He died on Wednesday at Manorlands, where he was moved to last week, at the age of 63. He was diagnosed with cancer just before last Christmas, and had undergone chemotherapy

  • Butock sugery out - gender re-assignment in!

    Buttock or thigh lifts and correcting male baldness will not be available on the NHS in this region. Liposuction will not be used either if it is simply to correct the distribution of fat. The operations are included in guidelines -- outlining when people

  • Extremist rally banned from town

    A five-mile exclusion "cordon" is to be thrown around Keighley on bonfire night in a bid to keep right and left wing extremists out of town. Home Secretary Charles Clarke last night signed an order which is aimed at banning a British National Party rally

  • Sailor back on land after maritime mission

    A TRAY of scones baked in a ship's galley during a force eight gale was so impressive a feat that Langcliffe seawoman Ann Harding has been invited back by the Seafarers' Mission to make some more next year. Ann, of White Cottage, was one of a dozen sponsored

  • Walker tells of dramatic rescue

    THEY say we all have our 15 minutes of fame, but a Cross Hills woman might have paid a painful price for hers. Mum-of-two Pat Leighton, 54, of Airedale View, fractured her ankle in three places while out walking - and her rescue was filmed for a new ITV

  • Planners refuse greenfield development

    PLANS to create a residential development, children's nursery and football pitch in Bradley have been turned down by Craven District Council's planning committee. The scheme, off Matthew Lane and abutting Bradley Playing Fields, had been recommended for

  • Former teacher invited to Palace celebrations

    A FORMER teacher from Skipton joined Prince Philip and the Earl of Wessex to help launch the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. Derek Stansfield, of Overdale Park, represented the year 1958 - two years after the Duke

  • £23,500 legacy will be spent on new wood

    A NEW wood is being planned for the Yorkshire Dales thanks to a legacy from a regular visitor. Spinster Jean Staples from Doncaster loved the Dales so much that she left £23,566 to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority when she died at the age of

  • Housing group joins effort to cut road crashes

    A HOUSING association has joined forces with police and fire fighters to help make Craven's roads safer. Road safety messages are being emblazoned on the back of 30 maintenance vehicles operated by Craven Housing Association urging motorists to think

  • Plans revealed for £2 million adventure centre

    CRAVEN could become the hub for outdoor leisure pursuits in the Dales if plans to build a £2 million adventure centre go ahead. Members of Craven District Council's community services committee have agreed in principle to support the project. If it goes

  • Corrie's got family values

    A tour of Mexico, success in America, a retrospective DVD -- and star billing on Corrie! That's Skeletal Family, riding the crest of the wave as they play a hometown gig tomorrow. Coronation Street's Goth-rocker Craig Hudson has been heard listening to

  • Shake, rattle & roll with Stomp

    Theatre, dance, comedy and percussion come together in the international smash-hit Stomp at Bradford Alhambra. The show is said to transform the clutter and junk of everyday life into a pulsating, witty, and performance irresistible performance. It combines

  • What's On this week

    Local: Keighley Shared Church, Church Green: Steeton Male Voice Choir and City of Truro choir (tomorrow 7.30pm). Phone 01274 569870. Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Little Theatre in uplifting, touching and various drama We Happy Few (tonight/tomorrow 7.30pm

  • Police work towards safer roads

    SIR - I refer to the letters from John Mellin (Sentences seem rough justice) and Bill Harrison (untitled) regarding the A59 and A65 in the vicinity of Draughton village that were published in your paper dated October 21. By way of response, I would like

  • Down Memory Lane

    Possibly the earliest known photograph of an actual event in Keighley, this was the official opening of Devonshire Park, occupying nine acres given by the Duke of Devonshire, on September 4, 1888, hailed as "a memorable day in the history" of the town

  • Mum jailed for £15,000 fraud

    A mother who pocketed £15,000 from a benefits scam while caring for her sick baby has been jailed for six months. Dianna Ramsden, 28, had been claiming working family tax credit for 15 months on the basis that she lived alone, when in fact she lived with

  • Local MPs claim £1.5m expenses

    Local MPs claimed £1.53 million of taxpayers' cash last year to pay for travel, staff, office equipment and second homes, new figures reveal. The area's 12 politicians raked in an average of £128,168 from the public purse - compared to £122,677 for Britain's

  • Table Tennis: Keighley & District League

    Lothersdale 'C', seeking to establish themselves in Division One of the Keighley & District Table Tennis League following promotion, ultimately enjoyed a profitable match at the expense of Nemesis following an evening of high drama during which none

  • Rugby League: Junior round-up

    Cougar Cubs Under-14s 4 Skirlaugh Bulls 6 - It's two years since the teams met in the first round of this Yorkshire Cup when Skirlaugh won 48-0 - and went on the win the trophy. The Cubs were determined to show how much they had improved and both sides

  • Rugby Union: Back down to earth

    Pontefract 24 Keighley 8 - After three successive victories, Keighley were brought down to earth in a lack-lustre defeat at Pontefract. Five enforced changes in the pack were always destined to make life difficult against a side which is traditionally

  • Soccer: Sunday Alliance

    Jeff Hall Memorial Trophy - George Cullingworth 2 A C Victoria 5 - Though the visitors go into the next round, George can take great credit from their performance - it was not until the last 20 minutes Victoria made certain of victory. Having the better

  • Soccer: Craven League

    Premier League champions and cup holders, Oxenhope, had a fright went they travelled to face Division Three team Ingleton in the Northern Plant Hire Cup. The minnows held them to a 0-0 scoreline at half time, as they showed determination and commitment

  • Athletics: Withens Skyline race

    Twenty-five-old Simon Bailey won the Withens Skyline Fell Race on Sunday. Competitors covered seven-miles and climbed 1,000 feet on the course which started and finished at Penistone Hill, Haworth. Bailey sat in behind Mark Horrocks and Karl Gray until

  • Equestrian: Young rider's success

    YOUNG show jockey Claudia Pye has rocketed to success with a string of top showing results throughout the summer.. Nine-year-old Claudia has become a regular winner at the Ponies UK summer championships and further improved after joining Kristy and Alex

  • Cougars: Veterans polish up their boots for Phil

    HARRY PLUNKETT is polishing up his boots and is set to pull on a Cougar shirt 40 years after injury forced him to retire - in tribute to stalwart forward Phil Stephenson. Harry, 68, was frustrated that he did not share the pitch with Keighley RFL hero

  • Greens in favour of league expansion

    WHARFEDALE would like to see National Two increased from 14 to 16 clubs. Along with the other teams in their league plus those from National Three North and South, they have been asked their views on league expansion by the RFU. Wharfedale's chairman

  • Emotion has to be taken out of Whinburn decision

    There can be no questioning the fact that the historic family mansion Whinburn House needs to be saved. It is, as many have pointed out, one of the architectural gems of Keighley. There is little or no point in looking back and pointing fingers of blame